Nigeria beat Turkey 3-0 in World Team Championships

Nigeria made a great start to the Table Tennis World Team Championships this Monday, beating Turkey 3-0 in Group F. Alvalade stars Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun both featured and both won their matches.

Segun Toriola opened with a win against Gencay Menge by a margin of 3-0 (12-10, 11-5 and 11-9), before Aruna Quadri got the better of Ibrahim Gunduz with a 3-0 win (12-10, 12-10 and 11-5). Bode Abiodun finished the encounter off with a 3-0 win against Batuhan Ulucak (12-10, 11-7 and 11-8).

Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun also in action in the doubles

Aruna Quadri, Bode Abiodun and Diogo Chen were back in action in the Hungarian Table Tennis Open this Friday.

Quadri and Abiodun are having a great tournament, having eliminated the Danish pair of Claus Nielsen and Tobias Rasmussen by a margin of 3-0 (11-9, 11-7 and 11-9), followed by a win against the Egyptians Khalid Assar and Mohamed El-Beiali (11-5, 11-9 and 11-8).

Diogo Chen is also on the charge in the individual event, after winning his group against the Dutch man Martin Khatchanov (4-1) and the Iranian Afshin Noroozi (4-1). The Alvalade starlet then beat the Serbian Zsolt Peto an will now face the Turk, Ahmet Li.